Not a shady horror movie.
The pain Shumei went through is an obstacle every single mother may face. In the Japanese family structure, taking her daughter away from her original family, she needs to find a new job, rent a house again, and balance work, life and her daughter's daily life by herself. These potential factors have become the situational factors for the birth of the tragedy.
The core of the birth of ghosts is the neglect of children by parents. The lonely child in the kindergarten fell into the water tower ignorantly. The fear of loss made her a ghost in the water. This emotion became stronger after death. She was trapped in the water tower, trapped in the water. That building, longing for parental care, longing for someone to rescue her and bring her home. This emotion becomes even more bizarre after death, and it is easy for children to be jealous. And Shumei neglected her concern for Yuzi due to her work and life. The more empty the mind of the child, the more opportunities for ghosts to take advantage of.
Speaking of which, are you familiar with this framework? This is a very classic bizarre literary motif. Parents' neglect of their children leads to the death of their children. After the children die, they will turn into grievances, wandering in the "place" waiting for their mother to come back. In a sense, this is a re-creation of the classic bizarre literature in contemporary society. First of all, the birth of the apartment made it possible for "intruders", and countless tragedies occurred due to the misunderstanding of well-intentioned third parties into "weird stories". vicarious injury caused by the site. Secondly, in contemporary society, the problem of single mothers has become more and more serious. They have to face more cruel survival and living difficulties, and at the same time, they are also full of difficulties in raising their children.
Shumei grew up in a single-parent family. She has long suffered from the trauma of her original family. Divorce puts her daughter Yuzi in the same predicament. But the appearance of the resentful spirit seems to have turned things around. They are the intruders of the resentful spirit "Kumiko", and Kumiko is not an intruder in their lives. The appearance of "Kumiko" made Shumei have an overreaction at a critical moment. exacerbated this conflict.
Facing the evil claws in the elevator, Shumei seems to have no solution. She loves Yuko deeply, but she cannot solve her predicament. The only thing you can do is sacrifice yourself and have a complaining spirit. Even if Yuzi doesn't remember too much about Shumei ten years later, even if Shumei has been trapped in the place of resentment (continuing the setting of dying for life), she still loves Yuzi deeply.
It seems like a helpless settlement, there seems to be no perfect solution. The predicament of single mothers has never disappeared, and the problem of growing children has always existed. The movie only throws us a grand concept, and only long-term companionship and love are the only propositions.
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